Bike Culture Barometer: Bike Week 2007

"The dust has long settled and the empty beer bottles have been swept away, so it's time to do a little reflecting on and introspecting about Daytona.

Contributor Jeremiah Knupp made his annual pilgrimage to Daytona and discovered that all might not be well in Bikeland. He opines with painful accuracy about the Culture of Bike Week and the images it radiates to the world at large - and even to us if we're willing to look and listen.

Grab a big mug full of opinion, read the commentary, drink deep, then let us know what you think. Is Knupp a crotchety whiner who doesn't belong in this modern world, or are his observations something you've also been noticing?